IWPR helped organise a mass airdrop of messages of solidarity from ordinary Iraqis to residents of Mosul suffering under Islamic State (IS) occupation.
We never heard of such thing during a war; usually airplanes drop bombs and [this] airplane is dropping love letters.
Iraqi citizen from Baghdad
Giving Voice
IWPR is training a new generation of social media influencers across Central Asia to spread tolerance and counter violent extremism.
I was able to persuade families that it was a good thing to give their girls an education.
Yusufhon Zakaria
Giving Voice
Media and NGO alliance reveals extent to which the issue affects country’s online information space.
As a result of one of C-Informa's first investigations, Twitter closed nearly 150 accounts dedicated to distributing propaganda.
Giving Voice
IWPR gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict and transition to help them drive change.
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Giving Voice, Driving Change
IWPR reporting project provides unique insight and access to historic opportunity to see justice done for wartime atrocities.
IWPR's Justice Report is extremely relevant for western audiences, both professional and the general public… [and] a source of factual information and analysis.
Iryna Skosar
Driving Change
Moldova story leads to international legal cooperation in anti-corruption case.
Disinformation is the main driver of instability.
Tatiana Puiu
Driving Change
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai began her campaigning work as a 12-year-old IWPR trainee in a Pakistani programme empowering young people through public debate and dialogue.
In IWPR's Open Minds, we students learned how to express ourselves and the problems of others through the media. We learned so much in the trainings.
Malala Yousafzai
Driving Change
Tuesday, 31 October ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Case Launched Over Torture of Former ATO Participants
Summons describes how men were beaten, electrocuted with stun guns and branded with a hot iron before being subjected to forced labour.
War Crimes: Ready for Justice
Ukraine’s strategy aims to establish an effective prosecution system, build capacity and enhance international collaboration – while also prioritising victim support.
DPR Militia Member Convicted of War Crime
Accused man already found guilty of fighting for the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic.
Tuesday, 24 October ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
In the Name of Ukraine
True justice will bring closure, create transparency, sustain democracy and ultimately support national security.
Displaced Azerbaijanis Eye Return to Nagorny Karabakh
Following the mass exodus of Armenians, Baku plans to resettle some 40,000 people in the region over the next three years.
Two Russians To Be Tried for Multiple Rapes
Accused men planned and carried out a series of assaults over a single day during the occupation of a Brovary district village.
Tuesday, 17 October ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 87
• Women Support Women
• Justice Briefing
Highlights from IWPR’s Consortium to Support Independent Journalism in Latin America (CAPIR).
An investigation by Honduras Verifica, a beneficiary of our counter-disinformation programme, revealed the modus operandi of MiNotaHN.com, a website initially launched as a parody of a reputable Honduran media outlet TuNota.com. Within a few months, the portal began to publish pseudo-news pro-government content. Honduras Verifica found that such stories were promoted online by an army of inauthentic accounts on several social media platforms. Various ministers and state institutions have republished, liked or commented on its content. The investigation was re-published by nine Honduran and Central America outlets and the authors interviewed by local media.
A story by Nómadas, a media outlet beneficiary in our in-depth journalism mini-grants programme, revealed how members of the Eyiyoquibo indigenous community in northern Bolivia have been poisoned with mercury from fish in the nearby river. Despite the danger to the community - aggravated by a lack of access to health care or alternative food sources - the report showed that the Bolivian government had failed to comply with a 2023 judicial order to stop illegal mining in the area and the use of mercury (banned by the Minamata Convention since 2013).
An investigation by beneficiary Mala Yerba in El Salvador featured in the Bukele: Master of the Skies documentary series by Radio Ambulante, the most influential narrative journalism podcast in Latin America. The episode explored the implications of the adoption of Bitcoin as legal currency in El Salvador and cited the investigation, which showed how Bukele’s government offered to improve the housing of 25 families as part of the scheme. However, the families were then only offered public housing three km away, located by a sewage plant, and asked to pay the equivalent of 10,000 US dollars in bitcoin and work 650 hours on construction.
IWPR Investigations Highlight Cross-Border Exchange
Multilingual collaborations aim to improve the flow of information across the region.
IWPR Fosters Fellowship Across the Black Sea
Project fosters regional cooperation among Eastern Partnership countries.
Combating Hate Speech in Bosnia
Programme expands its reach to dozens of news portals and advertisers.
Georgians and Ukrainians Search for Justice
Film event brings both communities together to discuss how to support lasting peace.
IWPR Holds Central Asia Expert Forum
Delegates from the region come together to share ideas and opinions.
IWPR Holds International Retreat
“Inspirational” opportunity to network, troubleshoot and strategise.
Celebrating Gender Equality in Libya
IWPR’s work with women-led NGOs highlighted at embassy event.
Central Asia and China
Investment needed in specialist knowledge across the region.
How Central Asia Gets Its News
Ground-breaking IWPR research shows how access to information is changing.
Ukraine Justice Report
Countering Disinformation in Moldova
Ukraine War Diary by Anthony Borden
Democratic accountability comes from journalists investigating their own societies – IWPR provides a much needed platform and support for those reporting from some of the most dangerous and difficult places in the world.
Lindsey Hilsum
Disinformation is a major global threat , especially in conflict and post-conflict areas. IWPR performs a vital mission, building up local voices as a bulwark against this challenge.
Dr Karin von Hippel
IWPR fills a critical gap by helping local journalists to focus on human rights and justice issues. In the process, it contributes to democratic transitions, and demonstrates that the best war reporting is not about military conflict, but human consequences.
Samantha Power
Ukraine Justice Report
In the News
IWPR's journalism illustrated by stunning photography thanks to support from GettyImages.